Welcome to a new blog (and newsletter) segment I call "Five Snouts Up." My ten loyal readers may recall that I use a snout-based rating system: (:) is the worst (:)(:)(:)(:)(:) is the best -- unlike your standard Google and Yelp ratings, I … [Read more...] about Five Snouts Up November (a new snicholsblog segment)
Archives for November 2023
what if we use the messy bad stuff (instead of pushing it away)?
in spiritual circles (and in general american life), there is a tendency to push against the messy stuff, the hard stuff, and the bad stuff and to focus instead or affirm what is tidy, easy, or good. i’ve experienced many meditations where we … [Read more...] about what if we use the messy bad stuff (instead of pushing it away)?